2011 American Country Awards
2011 American Country Awards Nominations, Dates, Voting Details and More! The 2nd Annual American Country Awards Nominations have been announced, and fan voting is open! The ACAs offer a wide variety of categories like those offered by the CMA Awards and the CMT Awards, but with other previously unrecognized categories like “Touring”. Voting will remain open until Friday, November 11th in all categories except Artist of the Year. Voting for the Artist of the Year category will remain open until, Friday, December 2nd, two before the live show airs. Fans are able to vote in each category once daily until the deadline. For a complete list of all the nominations and categories, see below. Thw 2011 ACAs will feature Kristen Chenoweth and Trace Adkins as hosts, and will air live on Monday, December 5th at 8pm ET on Fox. It will be a two-hour live awards special aired out of Las Vegas at the MGM Grand, and it will feature performances and appearances from all of the current year’s chart topping artists! Stay tuned for more information on who will be performing as it is announced. Until then, click here to vote! 2011 American Country Awards Complete List of Nominations ARTISTS Artist of the Year Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Lady Antebellum Taylor Swift Zac Brown Band Artist of the Year: Male Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Artist of the Year: Female Sara Evans Alison Krauss Miranda Lambert Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Artist of the Year: Duo or Group The Band Perry Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts Sugarland Zac Brown Band Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist Eric Church Eli Young Band Justin Moore Jake Owen Chris Young Artist of the Year: New Artist The Band Perry Scotty McCreery Jerrod Niemann Pistol Annies Thompson Square ALBUM Jason Aldean, “My Kinda Party” Kenny Chesney, “Hemingway’s Whiskey” Brad Paisley, “This Is Country Music” Taylor Swift, “Speak Now” Keith Urban, “Get Closer” Zac Brown Band, “You Get What You Give” SINGLES Single of the Year Billy Currington, “Let Me Down Easy” Tim McGraw, “Felt Good On My Lips” Thompson Square, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” Chris Young, “Voices” Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson, “As She’s Walking Away” Single of the Year: Male Jason Aldean, “My Kinda Party” Luke Bryan, “Someone Else Calling You Baby” Billy Currington, “Let Me Down Easy” Tim McGraw, “Felt Good On My Lips” Chris Young, “Voices” Single of the Year: Female Sara Evans, “A Little Bit Stronger” Miranda Lambert, “Heart Like Mine” Reba, “Turn On The Radio” Taylor Swift, “Mean” Carrie Underwood, “Mama’s Song” Single of the Year: Duo or Group The Band Perry, “You Lie” Rascal Flatts, “Why Wait” Sugarland, “Stuck Like Glue” Thompson Square, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” Zac Brown Band, “Colder Weather” Single of the Year: New Artist The Band Perry, “You Lie” Craig Campbell, “Family Man” The JaneDear Girls, “Wildflower” Jerrod Niemann, “What Do You Want” Thompson Square, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” Single Continue reading 2011 American Country Awards